by brettj22
Well I hope they do a good job publicizing it. When I taught a freshman engineering lab there in 2008/2009 my entire class did not know Amtrak was anywhere nearby.
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SEPTAR3kid wrote:the eastbound pennsylvanian is over two hours late right now, anyone know why?Freight Traffic, Freight Traffic and more Freight Traffic.
Lackawanna565 wrote:coupled with: passenger interlockings no longer in existenceSEPTAR3kid wrote:the eastbound pennsylvanian is over two hours late right now, anyone know why?Freight Traffic, Freight Traffic and more Freight Traffic.
train2 wrote:Have not heard about through cars yet. Tell me more? When does it start? Coaches or sleepers?Mr. Norman provided the link to the Capitol Limited PIP report from last year. As to when it might start, there have been no official or unofficial announcements that I read of. There are reports that Amtrak and Norfolk Southern have agreed to restore the switch at Pittsburgh station discussed in the report, but no visible work has been done.
CSX is currently undertaking tunnel clearance work on the Capitol Limited route east of Pittsburgh that requires that the tracks be taken out of service each day after the passage of the eastbound train. Implementation of a later Capitol Limited schedule could not occur until that work, scheduled for completion in approximately a year, is finished. At that time, Amtrak plans to develop adjusted schedules, and updated ridership and financial projections, for a rescheduling of the Lake Shore Limited and Capitol Limited that would allow realization of the financial and ridership benefits of an earlier eastbound Lake Shore Limited departure from Chicago.So, no earlier than next fall, the Chicago departures of the Lake Shore Limited and the Capitol Limited will get switched, making the CL the evening clean-up train. That means that the eastbound arrival of the CL in Pittsburgh will be later, eliminating the long layover for connection to the Pennsylvanian.
jstolberg wrote:From the Performance Improvement Report for the Lake Shore Limited,the long layover is necessary so the CL doesn't screw up the Pennsylvanian's departure time. they may end up just pushing back the Pennsylvanian's departure time to a more reasonable 9 amCSX is currently undertaking tunnel clearance work on the Capitol Limited route east of Pittsburgh that requires that the tracks be taken out of service each day after the passage of the eastbound train. Implementation of a later Capitol Limited schedule could not occur until that work, scheduled for completion in approximately a year, is finished. At that time, Amtrak plans to develop adjusted schedules, and updated ridership and financial projections, for a rescheduling of the Lake Shore Limited and Capitol Limited that would allow realization of the financial and ridership benefits of an earlier eastbound Lake Shore Limited departure from Chicago.So, no earlier than next fall, the Chicago departures of the Lake Shore Limited and the Capitol Limited will get switched, making the CL the evening clean-up train. That means that the eastbound arrival of the CL in Pittsburgh will be later, eliminating the long layover for connection to the Pennsylvanian.
Also, beginning late next year, Amtrak should begin taking delivery of the first new Viewliner cars. We don't know what the delivery schedule will be (although the first car is rumored to be a diner). Ordinarily, I would expect that the diners would be delivered first, to be followed by the baggage/dorm cars.